Question

Before a sale, an item’s price was $28.00 but, after being discounted, the price became $14.60. What was the percent of the sale discount?

Answer 1

48%

Explanation:

In this case, the original price was $28.00, but the new price (after discount) was $14.60. Putting these values into the formula:

28-14.60/28 x 100 = 48%

Answer 2

47.86%

Explanation:

47.86% since you are buying it for $14.60 and that is the

percent.